Delaware

This is an annotated list of databases produced by Delaware State Agencies listed by producing agency. It was last checked for broken links on September 27, 2016. To add a database to this list or to fix a broken link, either do it yourself as this is a wiki, editable by anybody, or send an e-mail to John Stevenson, varken AT UDel.edu, University of Delaware Library, the documents specialist for this page. This database list will change from agency-based subject-based listings in the near future.

Delaware Services for Children, Youth and Their Families

Delaware State Courts Connect The Judicial Case Database supports searching by person name, business name or case type; judgments against a person or business; or judgments against a person or business. Produced for Delaware State Courts by Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc. "Not for official use."

Elections, Department of

Finance, Department of

Delaware Business Search - Searchable by license number, license status, business name, type of business, location, and dates of business activity. Results may be opened directly in Excel and entire database is available as a file download.

State of Delaware Online Checkbook - Official checkbook of Delaware State government. Updated monthly. Includes financial data on state purchases, reimbursements and revenues. Checkbook data, including revenue, is downloadable for further analysis for a fiscal year, or segmented by search by organization and/or vendor.

The Flora of Delaware Online Database "Currently, the database contains over 2,000 species, subspecies, and varieties (taxa), of native and non-native vascular plants known to occur in the state of Delaware."

State, Department of

Collection Gateway Search indexes of some of the public collections by name or keyword. Collection descriptions are updated quarterly. Databases include: Appointments' - made by the governor to boards and commissions; Apprentice Indentures legal contracts made for minors to learn a trade; Audio/Visual the audio ad visual holdings in the Delaware Public Archives. Includes sound recordings as well as video and motion pictures; Bastardy Bonds - bonds filed in response to a law that required a bond be filed by the father of an illegitimate child, to ensure that the child did not become a burden on the county; Churches - An index to our church holdings. It includes the WPA records as well as original manuscript records; Civil List - the database of those officials who were elected to serve in Delaware government; Coroner - Indexes are to all three counties from the office of the coroner. They are the manuscript record of the reports of investigations into the causes of deaths occurring in suspicious or unusual circumstances; Death Register - registers of deaths and burials within the City of Wilmington; Enrolled Bills - index to the original bills passed by both houses of the legislature from 1776-1959; Executive Orders issued by the governor; Governors list of the governors of the State of Delaware; Maps - index to the map holdings in the Delaware Public Archives; Naturalization Records from Superior Court in all three counties; Newspapers - index to the newspapers that are available on microfilm at the Delaware Public Archives; Orphans Court - Index of the Orphans Court case files for all three counties. The Court dealt with the guardianship of minors, real estate left intestate, partition of real estate, and appeals from the register of wills; Pamphlets- index to the pamphlets that are held by Delaware Public Archives. They are divided into 15 different categories such as Delawareana, cities and towns, civil war, etc.; Probate Records - indexes of Delaware Public Archives holdings created for the settling of a deceased person's estate for all three counties starting around 1680. Probates file folder #'s after 120085 must be requested from the New Castle County Register of Wills; State Deeds database to the original deeds to state owned property as mandated by 29 DC CH 524; State Reports - index to the reports and publications generated by state and local government agencies. Include annual reports, digests, programs, and brochures.

Naturalization Records Database Covers naturalization records for selected record series from Superior Court in all three counties. While this database represents only a sampling of the naturalization records held, it includes naturalization checklists by Place of Origin and Last Name.

Public Service Commission

Veterans Affairs, Commission of

Delaware Joining Forces - Search a database of state-wide public and private resources serving the State's military and veteran communities.

State Police

Sex Offender Registry - May be searched by name, address, development/subdivision. A browse search for people on the registry who were convicted out of state. Records include photo, address, registered offense and last known employer.

Transportation, Department of (DelDOT)

Archaeology Search A comprehensive listing of all archaeology reports available from DelDOT, detailing what was unearthed during studies and planning for construction of various roadways and highways throughout Delaware.

About Delaware

Business, Finance & Economy

Delaware Business Search - Searchable by license number, license status, business name, type of business, location, and dates of business activity. Results may be opened directly in Excel and entire database is available as a file download.

Health, Medicine & Safety

History, People & Culture

Jobs & Unemployment

Laws & Legal Issues

Delaware State Courts Connect The Judicial Case Database supports searching by person name, business name or case type; judgments against a person or business; or judgments against a person or business. Produced for Delaware State Courts by Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc. "Not for official use."